davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-05
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE principal topic of discussion n a
Cabinet meeting held on the 25th was the
action Of the Senate on the Canadian fish
cry question, in the course Of which a
question arose as to the legality of the re-
rent seizures of British vessels near the
seal islands for alleged violations of the
laws regulating the hunting of seals at or
near those islands.
AN amendment has been introduced in
the Senate to transfer the Signal Service to
civil authority.
THE President has RENTED the fine i'm
posed on James D. Cummings convicted of
making false vouchers in naval cases.
THE President has recognized William
McCumming as vice consul Of the republic
of Hayti at Arlington, n c.; VenanciO
Sanchez, consular agent of Spain at st.
Augustine, Fla, and J. J. Scheiden consul
of the Argentine Republic at San Fran
cisco
TREASURER JORDAN, of the United States,
will resign May l to accept New York
bank presidency, receiving $1,000 more sal.
airy per year.
SENATORS EvARTs, Teller, SpooneT, Pugh
and Eustis have been appointed as the com
mittee to investigate the alleged Texas out
RACES.
THE Attorney General has received tele'
grams from Chauncey NJ. Depew, president
of the New York Central railroad, and
other officials, asking that they may be
heard in opposition to the Interstate Com
merce bill before the President acts upon
it. The request was declined, but they
were invited to send briefs.
THE Naval Appropriation bill has been
completed by the House committee. 1t calls
for S,067, 042-nearly S3,OO0,OOO over the
estimates. Much is for new vessels and
armor.
TIE Consul General Of the United States
at Shanghai reports that $3.50 has beer
contributed by Chinese in that city for the
Charleston earthquake sufferers.
CHIEF PosT-oFFICE INSPECTOR WEST was
informed on the 18th that five of the mer
engaged in the robbery of the railroad
train at Gordon, Tex, had been arrested
and the prospect was that the other three
would be soon captured.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-05
The CHRISTMAS TREE.
The Heathenish Origin of a Modern and
Delightful ChriStinn Custom.


The Christmas is not properly a
Christian tree at all, but heather one.
1t does not belong by right to any other
European families than those of Ger
manic and Scandinavian origin. Celts
and Slavs and Latins knew nothing of
it, and if it has found its way into
France and Italy, even into England, it
is an importation. The Christmas tree
was certainly unknown to our fore
fathers. The writer remembers when
his parents, who had spent many win
ters in Germany, first introduced it,
some forty-iiye years ago, into England,
what establishment it created, what sur
prised delight it afforded. The relic of
the Christmas tree with us is the ash
fagot. The Germans when they ac-
cepted Christianity brought the yule
tree into their new religion and gave it
a new Specification. The missionaries
to the Anglo-SaXonS denounced it and
made'very good Catholics hack the idol
atrous symbol in pieces and burn it at
Christmas, in token that the Holy
Child had destroyed heathcnism.
Among the Scandinavians, and prob
ably the Anglo-SoXons, the ash was the
sacred tree, Yggdrasill, the world-tree,
was, according to the "Edda,' an ash
with three roots-onc in heaven, in
hell and one on earth On the tree
branches sat an eagle, along them ran
a squirrel, and aboutits roots. gnawing
into them, was coiled great serpent.
The serpent and eagle are cycrin strife,
says the younger "Edda,' and the
squirrel runs between them trying to
make peace. But probably the sacred
tree among the Germans was a pine.
Tacitus speaks in his annals Of n tenn
pie that the Marsh, mid-Gcrman race,
called Tafana-i. e. tdHaDs tG8oe, made
to resemble the earth. Tame is pine
tree, and the words of Tacitus have
been supposed to refer to sacred in
closure about a monstrous pine dedi-
Gated to the earthquakes. In one of
the Wartburg Minncsingor's lays We
have lines about the world-trec long
after its real meaning was lost.
| gallant tree is growing high,
! A garden gay adjoining;
Its roots run down to hell below
Its crown to heaven above doth throw,
Where God doth sit IN golden glow;
It's branches take the morning;
It's branches spread the whole world through,
Distilling mamma, dropping dew,
And birds thereon are singing.
Otfried, in the ninth century, sings
Of the cross in similar strains, deriving
his ideas from Yggdrasill, which he
translates into the tree of life in the
garden Of the church-the cross. So
also Alc.in, writing among the Franks,
says Of the cross: Its position is such
that the upper portion reaches the
skies, the lower portion touches the
earth, the root reaches 90 hell. Its
branches extend to all parts of the
earth. y CornhW Ma9aytno
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-05
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The proper weight for turkey for
the table is said by old marketmen to
be eight pounds.
Onion seed sown in the fall will
pretty generally insure an early crop of
onions in the spring. Did you ever try
itP-Troy Times.
Bakers gingerbread: One pound of
flour; one quart Of molasses; six ounces
of butter; one ounce Of soda, and one
ounce of ginger Toledo BLADE.
"A writer in Il recent number of the
Anlerican Naturalist gives an account
of swallow which set the broken leg
Of one of its nestlings, and afterward
carefully bandaged it with horse hair.
An ornamental pickle.-Boil fresh
eggs half an hour, then put them in
cold water. Boil red beets until ten
der peal and cut in dice form, and COW
er with vinegar spiced; shell the eggs
and drop into the pickle jar.-Er
change.
The AmercaD D7jyyn1an says that
if we let drop of fresh milk fall into
a glass of pure water, and the milk
promptly disseminates itself through
the water, the COW that yielded that
milk is not with calf; but if it sinks to
the bottom. she is.
Fixed wages for days work is
not the proper mode of contracting,
There is as much difference in days
work between individuals as in the
value of products of the farm. Nor can
any method be devised for determining
the value of a day work on farm un.
til the labor has been performed.
Whenever work can be done by tie
piece it should be the rule, though this
can not well be the case on farm Al
baRy JoU1Hal
Sponge Biscuit: Beat the yolks Of
twelve eggs for half an hour, then add
one and a half pounds of fine sifted
sugar, and beat it until it rises in bulb
bleS. Now beat the whites Of twelve
eggs to a froth and mix them we'll with
the sugar and yolks. Then CRATE the
rind of two lemons, and work them in,
together with one pound of -four. Bake
in tin moulds, buttered in aquick oven
for an hour, Before you put them in
the oven to bake, sift little fine sugar
over them.-Ihe household.
There can be no doubt that the
evil of endorsing notes has resulted in
the ruin ofmany good farmers. Young
men particularly should shun this prac-
tice. The responsibility is too great.
The endorsee assumes every response
bility, yet he has no share in the profits
Of the business transaction, and no
voice in its management. He must
simply pay the full amount, if by means
Of misfortune, mismanagement or ras-
cality the maker of the note can not
pay it. There is nothing to be made
but every thing to lose. The demands
of friendship are great, but the duty
one owes to himself and those who are
dear to him should never be Ger
looked. ~ Y Times.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-05
WEST POINT ACADEMY.
History of the Establishment and Expan-
sion of the Nations Military School.

History of the Establishment and Expan-
sion of the Nations Military School.
The United States Military Academy
at West Point was founded by an act
of Congress of March l6. 1902, consti-
tuting the Corps of Engineers of the
army, military academy with fifty
students as cadets, who were to receive
instruction under the senior engineer
officer as superintendent Later acts
established professorships Of mating
matics, engineering, philosophy, etc,
and made the academy military body,
subject to the rules and articles of war.
In 1915 Il permanent superintendent
was appointed, and year later an an
nual board of visitors were provided
for, to be named by the President, the
Speaker of the House and the President
of the Senate. In 1913 the present sys-
tenn of appointment of cadets was in
stituted, which assigns one cadet to
each Congressional District and Terri
tory in the Union, to be named by the
Representative in Congress for the
time being, and ten appointments
at large, specially confirmed by the
President OF the United States. The
number of students is thus limited to
3l3. A large proportion Of those APP
pointed fail to pass the examination,
and many others to complete the
course, the proportion being stated at
fully one-half hitherto. The course of
instruction requires four years, and is
largely mathematical and professional.
The discipline is very strict, even more
so than in the army, and the enforce
ment of penalties for OffensSeSe inflexi-
BILE, rather than severe. me, N1hOle
number of graduates from 1902 to 1877
was about 300, of whom 1900 are de-
ceased, and about 1,500 are living. OF
those surviving 800 are still in the
army and about 700 out of the service.
Appointees to "the Point must be be-
tween II and % years of age, at least
five feet in height, and free from in,
trinity, and able to pass a careful exam.
nation in various kinds of kno Wedge.
Each cadet must bind himself 20 serve
the United States eight years from the
time of admission to 1.-THE Point The
pay Of the cadets, formerly $50 pei
month and rations, was fixed at $54C
per year, withno allowance fer rations,
by the act of 1876. The Librarian Of
Congress furnishes the above infolms
tion.--ChicagO IRter-O .C0s.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-05
VAGARIEs OF SUPERSTITION.
Queer Act of German Girl at Decatur
Ill.

ToLoN, H., Jan. 2S.-Carrie Stern,
comedy German lass, came here a year ago
from the old country in company with her
sister and two other girls. She has lived
in various families, the last being Ben JOr.
dams, two miles northwest of Tolono. God
fried Minthur, an ambitious young German,
residing with f, F. Adams, in Pcsotum
Township, has nearly all this time paid
court to Carrie, and at last they went to
Decatur together to be married After
some delays they sought out the
County Clerk and requested mar
riage license That official, finding Carrie
was only seventeen years old, ques-
toned her closely, and found that she had
changed her mind and really did not want
to marry. The license was refused and
Minthur returned to Tolono this afternoon.
Miss Stern's only real cause for desiring to
avoid the marriage, which she had herself
assisted to arrange, is peculiar one. Soon
after her arrival here from Germany she
and some other girls consulted fortune
teller at the TolonO House, who had told
her that within a year she would run away
with man and then not marry him. She
believes that all else must be sacrificed il
necessary to verify the prophecy of the
old bag. She is at present with friends in
Decatur. German society, both here and
there, is terribly agitateG over the matter
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01
District Court Doings,

State of Kansas, on relation of A. J.
Harlan, VS.. A. 81. Neal and others: dis
missed at plaintiffs cost.
S. 81. Likens VS.. Fl. Menkemeyer; decis-
ion of arbitrators confirmed.
j. NJ. Ostrander VS.. S. A. Klein; contin-
ued to next term.
Rohlfing & Co. VS.. Carper, Frymire &
Co.; disagreement of jury; case contin-
ued.
j. w. Olmstead VS.. W. s. Harrison and
others; case continued.
Simmons VS.. Upshaw & Son; default;
judgment for plaintiff.
Geo. Housman VS.. Enos Click and
Horace Fiddler; dismissed at plaintiff IS
cost.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

We we, knocked out of the ring on
an item in handsome style Wednesday
morning. Mr. Olson began to tell about
contracting; we listened for the details Of
a new building which he had contracted
to have built. The sequel was that he
had contracted cold.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Ivan Rich, son of Ben G. Rich, hap
pened to serious accident two or three
weeks ago by falling from a load of hay
and getting both his legs run over by the
wagon wheels. AS matter of course, his
legs were bruised seriously. As it hap
pened, no bones were broken. He was
confined to his bed for some time, but is
now able to be about.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

w. B. Popham, of Charleston, ILL.,, in
company with Loren Jack, of this place,
called to see us on Tuesday. Mr.. Popham
stopped off here to visit the Jack broth
ers, with whom he was well acquainted
back in Illinois.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Ira Upshaw is to open the school in
district Ia on Monday next. He has
taught there, and is well liked.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Mr.. John Cowick, of Larchland, Ill.
has been visiting his son, S. r. Cowick
ESQ.,, of this city, for week or ten days
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Comrades Caddick and Frick started
for st. Louis Monday morning to take in
the great national G. A. r. encampment.
AS we said last week, Mr.. Frick intended
also to 60 to Rock Island, Ill, to attend a
family reunion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Ed. Chalk is building an addition to
his residence, down by Big creek. The
addition is to be 14x28 feet and 14-foot
ceiling
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Considerable rain fell last Sunday
and Sunday night.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

We see by the Golden Belt that A. 81.
Jones has quit clerking for Joseph Co
rette at Grinnell, and oponed a store of his
own that place. He is brother OF DR..
Jones, of this city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

MIR. John Cowick, of Warren Co., Ill,
an old acquaintance of J. M. Young,
visited him Thursday. Mr.. Cowick is the
father of S. r. Cowick at Wa-Keeney.-
I WalLace WezvS. SEPT. "a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

At the solicitation of many prominent Republicans
and personal friends, hereby announce myself as
candidate for the Office of Sheriff of Trego county,
subject to the will of the Republican primary
election, j. R. WILSON
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

County Commissioner John Kerns
of Logan county, was on our streets OF
Tuesday. John was not close to US; but
from the partial view we obtained of him
he seemed to be wearing his honor
easy"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

DIR. Jones, of Wa-Keeney, was called
Yesterday in the case of Mrs. Mason, who
has been an invalid for some months
+ GyinneX Golden Belt, SEPT. a.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Rev. Mr.. Walker has worked up quite
an interest in religious matters at the
Stimits school house. He returned there
last Tuesday, and remained until yester-
day afternoon. He will be at Wa-Kee-
ney tomorrow Sunday to attend the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the Baptist de-
nomination.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01
COUNTY CANDIDATES.
=
For CEERIEE

FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce myself as q candidate for
sheriff of Trego county, subject to the Republican
nomination. JOSEPH ESCHER.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Don't neglect to vote-if you are Re-
publican!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Having granted the request of many voters, I am
now candidate for Register of Deeds, subject to
the decision of the Republican primaries.
GABRELLA T. STICKNEY,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Mrs NJ. d. Hollister and the chill
dren returned home Tuesday evening from
their lengthy stay in Missouri. Mr.. Hol-
lister went east on the train that day
and rode back apiece with them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

I am candidate for the Office OF Register of
Deeds, subject to the decision of the Republican
primaries October l, 1887. A. L. GLEASON.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

I hereby announce myself as candidate for
sheriff of Trego county. subject to the decision of
the Republican primary election.
S. c. PEACOCK.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

I hereby announce myfef candidate for sheriff.
subject to the decision of the Republican primary
elections on October l, 1887. G. M. PAUL..
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

The Headlight makes favorable men
ton of J. s. Ross, formerly of this county,
but now of Ellis, for county commits
sioner of that district.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01
w. T. Jones.of Jerome, was Wednes-
day caller.

e. A. McMath, of Grainfeld, was in
town on Wednesday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.
hereby announce myself candidate for the
Office of Register of Deeds of Trego county, subject
to the decision of the Republican primaries.
CHAS. W. SWEET.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Mr.. NJ. j. Curtis returned home from
Iowa last Sunday evening. Mrs. Curtis
was not able to be out of bed when he
left Malvern, but she was out of danger.
AS soon as Mrs. Curtis's condition will
permit, she and her child will come to
Wa-Keeney to take up their residence.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

I am candidate for reelection to the Office of
register of deeds, subject to the decision OF the Re-
publican primaries, Saturday, Oct. 1, 1887.
ADA E. Cliff.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Sandy Clark will be ready to go to
the Soldiers Home at Leavenworth about
the first of next week. @. M. McClaren
raised on subscription tour this week
about twenty-one dollars to fit Clark with
presentable clothes and pay his railroad
fare to the home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Mrs. B. j. f. Hanna left Wa-Keeney
the middle of last week to visit at
Salina, Kan, view the national Grand
Army encampment at st. Louis, and
spend some time at Chester and Sparta, in
Illinois. She is not expected home for a
week or two yet.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Squire McGarvie was prevented from
being in town last Saturday on fair bust
ness. After starting, he experienced an
attack of bilious collie, and was compel
led to return home. 1t was two days be-
fore he was able to be about.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

M. N. Monroe, of Newman, ILL.,, in
company with his brother-in-law, Eli
McCollum, of Ogallah township, was
pleasant caller last Saturday afternoon.
1t is not improbable that Mr.. Monroe will
be citizen of Trego county before very
lone
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

The Headhghfs glare reveals the fol-
lowing persons starting from Ellis to the
national G. A. r. encampment at st
Louis: s. J. Lent, A. r. Adair, C. J. Ras-
com, Geo. P. Taylor, Tom DAILY, J. s..
Ross and Major M. NJ. Fuller.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Byron Kelley and family, we neglect
ed to state last week, left Wa-Keeney on
the 20 inst. for st. Joseph, Mo-, where they
have settled. Mr.. Kelley will be a men,
Der of a prominent law firm, Of which his
father, ex-Judge Kelley, is also member.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Sheriff Baker took G. B. Smith and
s. P. Mendal to the penitentiary last
Monday. We stated last week that
Smiths sentence of imprisonment was for
two and half years. Mendal gets one
year in the penitentiary.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

j. W. Conley and family, of Fit Car
son, Col, have been visiting in this county
Mr.. Conley's father lives in the eastern
part of this county. J. w. seems to DE
doing well out in the Centennial state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

AS Mrs. Benedict took the train Mon
day, Mrs. L. G. Lloyd, of Big Springs,
Nsb., stopped off here. Mrs. Lloyd was
seriously disappointed at not finding Mrs.
Benedict at home. They are old acquain.
tances.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

Captain Hanna reached home Tues
day morning from Denver. He reports
having had a delightful time out there
and speak shighly of the magnificent dem
constructions made by the Odd Fellows
and Masonic orders.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-03-25
Tas Reno Murder case. .

The preliminary examination of
Moore for the killing Of his daugh-
t4r, has begun in Reno. The fol-
lowing is an extract from the Ga
zette's report of the trial:
AT half past 3 o'clock Mrs. Moore
was engaged in telling the Court
how Alice was killed by her father
on the night of April lst, 1885.
She said he had been shearing
sheep and did not come home un-
til about 8 o'clock; that he whipped
Alice brutally, then ate his supper,
that while eating, Alice said it was
the last beating he would ever give
her; that after finishing his supper
he Knocked her down and fell up
on his knees on her breast; that
the girl cried for help, and her
brother, Lafayette. going to her
relief was knocked aside: that the
witness ran out of doors and cried
for help; that afterwards she enter
ed the kitchen where the act was
committed, and found Alice dying.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-03-25

Senator Stewart has been hard at
work since he went to Washington
on the Mint proposition. He re-
Gently called on the President and
showed him the law on the subject
to the effect that Congress had pro-
vided for the Mint, and that it
ought to be run in accordance with
the law. The Presidents reply, as
reported in the Republican, was:
Il think you may be right; l shall
give this matter further considera-
ton"
The Director of MINIS sides with
Stewart unequivocally. The Mint
is not liable to be closed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-03-25
NOTICE OF AssEssmEN I. /.
u,HE ROUND MOUNTAIN

w HE ROUND MOUNTAIN
Il Gold Mining Company. Location
of principal place of business, Carson
City, Nevada. Location of property
Esmeralda County. Nevada. Notice is
hereby given that at a meeting of the
Doard Of Trustees, held on March 5th
1857. an assessment (No. ~ of Four
Genus per share was levied upon the
capital Stock of the Corporation pay
able Immediately in United States
Gold Coin at the Office of the Company
In Carson CITY, Nevada. Ally stock
upo which this assessment shall re
main unpaid on the FIFTEENTH DAY
OF APRIL, 1887, will ce delinquent and
advertised for sale at Uubltc auction,
and unless payment is made before,
will be sold on Monday, May 10th, 1887,
TO pay. the delinquent assessment to-
gether with costs of advertising and
expenses of sale. By order of the
Board OF Trustees. y. BAKER
mcb154w Secretary.